Kansai
Osaka Working Holiday Jobs
Japan’s kitchen: loud, friendly and always hungry.
- Best time
- All year
- Housing
- We help you find it
- Perfect for
- Foodies
- Season Programme
- £650 when it opens
Why Osaka
Osaka is Japan's food capital: lively, friendly and full of energy, with nightlife around Namba and Umeda. It's also a great base, with Kyoto, Nara and Kobe all a short train ride away.
Join the Helping Hand waitlist for Osaka and you'll hear first when it opens.
A day in the life
What a day in Osaka could look like
10:00
Coffee in a backstreet kissaten
12:00
Lunch rush in an izakaya kitchen
19:00
Takoyaki and neon along Dotonbori
Day off
Kyoto, Nara or Kobe, all a short train ride away
Jobs in Osaka
- Hostels and hotels
- Restaurants and izakaya
- Bars and cafés
- Tourist-facing retail
Housing in Osaka
Most city jobs don't include accommodation. When Osaka opens, Helping Hand will help you find an apartment as well as your job.
Waitlist open
£650, paid once your visa is granted
Osaka isn't open yet. Joining the waitlist is free, and you'll hear first when it opens.
What's included
- Visa application help
- Help finding an apartment
- 2 Japanese language lessons
- Japanese CV and interview prep
- Pre-departure course and planning call
- Support all season
- Insider travel tips
